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To start, cut out the middle section of your shoelaces. You only ever tie the ends anyway.
Thank you, @C clearly
It is working fine although louder than the CPAP machine at home. I have separated the machine from the transformer and the mask. Trying to eliminate again some potential items before leaving for good on Tuesday.
That’s brilliant! Thanks so much
i left a pilgrim lady at the gîte who is going to Santiago. She walks with a cart on wheels. Left at 9 am and arrived in MORLAAS at 6pm. I do not know how she managed to reach ANOYE given the stretches of mud, hills in high grass. About one hour after leaving the gîte, I started to feel guilty not walking with her as she was alone. On the other hand, given her cart, would not have made it here tonight.
The weather predictions call for lots of rain for Saturday to Monday. We will see how things go..and act in accordance. Tomorrow, Lescar
Arrived from Morlaas through the very serious Forêt de Bastard (Bastard Forest) and the backlash of 32 km yesterday gave in when asking for directions to a bus driver, accepted his offer to take his bus and follow his instructions to find the IBIS BUDGET HOTEL. Very kind bus chauffeur who wrote everything on a piece of paper. I am lying on my bed writing this post, and wondering what will I eat tonight as there is strictly no cafés or small bistrots or eatery’s around. There is a Truffaut across the street but have not learned to eat flowers or insects yet. Guess this morning’s white bread leftover from breakfast will have to do.
If you are at the Ibis Budget in Pau, looks like a couple of eateries showing up on Google not too far away?
It’s early
and I am going to explore..there’s a supermarket 20 minutes walking away…Ibis Budget Lescar, not Pau! 
It is the intuition that needs to make one stop and think before trouble occurs.
You should be aware that from ESCOUT to SARANNCE today, the regular chemin became dangerous due to heavy rains. I will be leaving no later than 8 o’clock tomorrow to BEDOUS and to CETTE EYGUN to try to avoid the lightening and heavy rains predicted for 15:00.
I will take the bus from BORCE, actually ETSAUT, and at the Col du Somport will walk down to Villanua. Let’s hope my lower back pain will lessen. Two nights after planned in Jaca.
but on week days, there are loads of trailer trucks barreling down and up the roads.
Great idea to show in addition that I have entered Spain. Am planning to visit both the monasteries of San Juan de la Peña by taking a bus.
Yes, we took a taxi up last summer. No buses at that time.
The Cagots were extant in South west France (you can still find Cagot doors in some rural churches) and Northern Spain. Their history is fascinating, a sobering example of the "othering" of perceived minorities, even though, in fact, they were genetically indistinguishable from the rest of the population. I've attached a short article for anyone who is interested.
Because of intermarriage for generations, most Cagots were short and were allowed only the tradecraft dealing with wood or wool. These people were so ostracized that special side doors were built so they could attend mass. Looking at churches, the small side doors are for the cagots as they were forbidden to use central church doors.
I am trying to place your great article on my iPad as saved but cannot see how.When hiking in this area, this fascinating subject is still relevant. Recently joined a group of local residents being bused to visit the old town and wonderful cathedral of ALBI. In that group were historian aficionados who refused to acknowledge the existence of cagots. Their profession? Carpenters.
Indeed, the monasteries are absolutely beautiful. In the « new monastery » there is a fantastic exhibition of the monastery with figureheads. So you walk on see through planks and on the one hand you see old remaining walls including old bread furnaces, iron furnaces and the pharmacy that were partially recreated. You definitely get the idea the monks that lived there were not only recluse but were a city unto themselves.
Yes, we also took a taxi up and walked the Camino down and agree with you that the route down is the WORST! We were told to take the road down, but didn't heed the advice and regretted it later. We also loved the monasteries.
